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Sitting on a dock by the Hudson

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Editor

March 21 The North Cove Marina docks were the venue for sunbathers rather than boats. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hszVjH1mV-E (more…)

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Does South Cove really have a floating trash problem?

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Editor

As the city and state battle over the income generated from Battery Park City, some have tried to have the South Cove water area filled in and developed into more unsightly crackerbox condo units for pure tax generation benefits. One … Continue reading →

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Sharks gone wild

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Editor

Our Shark posting went viral. It was picked up by New York Magazine now, and look at all the comments! https://nymag.com/daily/intel/ https://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/11/shark.html It all started out by being picked up by the Gothamist https://www.batterypark.tv/outddor-events/shark.html (more…)

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The new Tire Swing Pork Park

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Editor

May 8, 2010 The old “Tire Swing Park” was bulldozed last year over the protests of many families in Battery Park City. It was a park design with natural materials such as wood, sand, grass, etc. Families loved it because … Continue reading →

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St Vincent’s hospital closure: The first of many across the country?

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Editor

April 7, 2010 St. Vincent’s hospital in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, is closing due to mounting debt and New York State cuts in funding. St. Vincent’s is the last tertiary care catholic hospital in the city. How can a business entity … Continue reading →

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Use medical device technology to seal the Gulf oil leak

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Editor

May 16, 2010 It is now painfully obvious that the team of “expert engineers” working on ad hoc solutions to seal the oil-spewing pipe at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is incompetent. Saturday Night Live lampooned them on … Continue reading →

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Are ABC News and Bloomberg News partnering?

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Editor

May 14, 2010 Are ABC News and Bloomberg News partnering? ABC News has been promoting Bloomberg news stories within their programs and introducing the stories with sentences such as, “A new report from the business giant Bloomberg news…” (see video … Continue reading →

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The iPad to have a cell phone feature added

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Editor

By ANDREW JACOB and MARC McDONALDSON Published: April 1, 2010 Cupertino, California Apple announced today the reason for the short delay in shipping the new iPad. A cell phone feature has been added. AT&T will be the carrier. The first … Continue reading →

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Did the Daily Show copy BatteryPark.TV?

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Editor

The May 10th Daily Show on Comedy Central featured a video segment poking fun at the way the TV news covered the false “fat finger” trader rumor. Their choice of segments, including obscure Fox Business footage that BatteryPark.TV first selected, … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Citigroup is considering legal action over false rumors

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Editor

May 10 BatteryPark.TV has learned that Citigroup has assigned their legal department to collect all of the video and text stories from last week that erroneously linked Citigroup to the “fat finger trader” rumor. Citi is trying to find the … Continue reading →

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How network TV spread a false rumor about the collapse of the Dow

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Editor

May 9th, 2010 On May 6th, 2010, the Dow crashed 1000 points within 20 minutes. As with all unexplained market movements, unsubstantiated rumors popped up to explain the movement. The most sensational one was that a single human was to … Continue reading →

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Coalition to save Tire Swing Park

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Editor

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Battery Pork City

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Editor

April 13, 2009 The New York Post writes about the corruption scandal of the BPCA (more…)

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Should Tiger Woods fire his inner circle?

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Editor

Op-Ed April 9, 2010 Tiger Woods roared back to competitive golf at The Masters after taking a five-month hiatus to repair his marriage and undergo rehab for an undisclosed addiction. In true champion form, he posted his best first round … Continue reading →

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How close are Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch?

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Editor

April 28, 2010 The Senate questioned the CEO of Goldman Sachs and other executives for more than eleven hours on April 27th. The most memorable moment came from Senator Levin using the word “shit” or “shitty” more than a dozen … Continue reading →

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Who were the suckers buying the Goldman Sachs junk and why?

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Editor

Op-Ed  BatteryPark.TV, April 22, 2010 One of the key defenses used by Goldman Sachs in the SEC fraud case is that sophisticated institutional investors purchased the mortgage derivative product it sold, known as Abacus, and should have known better. “Mom … Continue reading →

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New sod for the ball fields

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Editor

March 20, 2010 The ball fields north of Goldman Sachs were turned to mud after the Fall soccer and Winter ice rink. After debating whether to convert to artificial turf, the decision to reinstall grass was made. Real grass is … Continue reading →

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A Trillion here, a trillion there

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Editor

In an alarming anecdote supporting the notion that Americans have no concept how much the government is spending, NBC news mistakenly confused $900 Billion with $900 Trillion when describing the healthcare reform cost. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pExo_ZXtlbc (more…)

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Another mistake on the national news

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Editor

We recently pointed out a major mistake made on NBC national news. This time, ABC news made a gaffe in the form of a typo. Everyone makes mistakes. The more important observation is that the large reduction in staff that … Continue reading →

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Goldman Sachs left out of another big deal

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Editor

March 29, 2010 Fox Business’ Charlie Gasparino is reporting that the U.S. Treasury has specifically excluded Goldman Sachs from one of the biggest equity deals of all time: the sale of Citigroup stock. Morgan Stanley got the lead underwriting deal. … Continue reading →

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